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INHALER.

Patented Nov. 24, 1885.

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lUNrTEn STATES PATENT @FFllCEO CLIFFORD C. ELLIS, OF BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO CHARLES ALBERT SHAW, OF SAME PLACE.

INHALE R.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 330,970, dated November24, 1885.

Application filed May 14, 1885. Serial No. 165,498. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CLIFFORD G. ELLIs, of Boston, in the county ofSuffolk, State of 'lVIassachusetts,have invented a certain new anduseful Improvement in Inhalers, of which the following is a descriptionsufficiently full, clear, and exact to enable any person skilled in theart or science to which said invention appertains to make and use thesame, reference beinghad totheaccompanyingdrawings,forming part of thisspecification, in which- Figure l is an isometrical perspective Viewrepresenting my improved inhaler closed, and Fig. 2 a verticallongitudinal section repre- 1 senting it open and in position for use.

Like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the differentfigures of the draw- 111 s.

lVIy invention relates to that class of inhalers 2 which are employedfor inhaling medicated vapors for the alleviation or cure of headache,catarrh, bronchial diseases, 850.; and it consists in a novelconstruction and arrangement of the parts, as hereinafter more fully setforth and claimed, the object being to produce a simpler, cheaper, andmore effective device of this character than is now in ordinary use.

The nature and operation of the improvement will be readily understoodby all conver- 0 sant with such matters from the following explanation.

In the drawings, A represents the body, B the tube, and C the nozzle, ofthe inhaler. The body is preferably round in form and 3 5 composed ofwood; but it may be made of glass, porcelain, or any other suitablematerials, and also of any suitable shape to serve the purposes forwhich it is designed. A chamber, 00, is formed in the body A, for con- 0taining a sponge, m, and opening through said body into said chamberthere is a mouth or induction-flue, f, and also an eduction-flue, d. Thetube B is composed of rubber or some other suitable flexible material,and is attached 5 to the body A by means of a nipple, z, which projectsfrom one side of said body, the nipple being inserted in one end of saidtube, and the flue 01 passing through said nipple, which is preferablydisposed oppositethe flue f.

The nozzle 0 is preferably composed of wood or rubber, and is providedwith a nipple, k, and flue or hole 1, the hole passing entirely throughthe body of the nozzle and also through its nipple, the nozzle beingattached to the tube B by inserting its nipple in one end of said tube,as best seen in Fig. 1.

The chambermis enlarged,or made of greater diameter than the mouth orflue f, through which the sponge m is inserted, for the purpose ofholding said sponge in position or preventing it from falling out of thebody A, although I do not confine myself to oonstructing it in thismanner, as it may be made of the same diameter or any suitable size orform to retain the sponge or other porous absorbent which may be usedinstead of the sponge, such as cotton, wool, cloth, &c.

'The nozzle C is employed as a stopper for closing the mouth orinductiou-fiuef, as shown in Fig. 1, when the inhaler is not in use, andalso as a nozzle, its tip or point being inserted or partially insertedin one of the nostrils of the nose of the patient, or placed over thenostril when the inhaler is used, thereby serving two importantpurposes.

An annular flange, h, is formed on the body A, around the fluef, to aidin supporting the nozzle C and keeping it in the flue or mouth f whensaid nozzle is used for a stopper, as

shown in Fig. 1; but said flange may be omit- 8o ted, if preferred.

A screw-cap may be combined with the nozzle and the flange h threaded toreceive said cap, if desired, in order to more permanently andeffectually close the inhaler; or a portion of the nozzle may beeXteriorly threaded and screwed into the fluef, said flue beingcorrespondingly threaded to receive the nozzle.

Instead of the nipple 70 for attaching the tube to the nozzle C, anyother suitable means may be employed. Any suitable means may likewise beemployed for attaching said tube to the body A.

In the use of my improvement the inhaler is first unstopped or opened,as shown in Fig. 2, and the sponge m inserted, after which a suitablequantity of the liquid from which the medicated vapor is to be formed ispoured into the body of the inhaler through the mouth or flue f onto thesponge, by which it is ab- Ioo sorbed. The point or tip of the nozzle isthen inserted or partially inserted in one of the nostrils of the noseor placed properly over the same and the air inhaled through saidnostril, the other nostril being preferably closed. As the air isinhaled, as described, it is drawn into the body of the inhaler throughthe flue f, Where it is brought into contact with the saturated spongem, and becomes charged with the medicated vapor,after which it passesthrough the flue (1, tube B, and flue 3 into the head and lungs in amanner which will be readily obvious without a more explicit description.

The nozzle 0 may be formed integral with the tube B, if desired,although I deem it preferable to make it separable, as described. It mayalso be employed as a mouth-piece when the inhaler is used for bronchialor lung diseases, the vapor being then inhaled through the mouth insteadof the nose. The nozzle may also be detached from the tube and insertedin the flue or mouth f, the outer or free end of the tube being insertedin the nostril or mouth of the patient, as the case may be, when theinhaler is in use, andpassed on over ing a chamber adapted to hold asponge or other absorbent material, and provided with an induction andan eduction flue, a nozzle or mouth-piece provided with a flue andadapted to serve as a stopper for or to close the induction flue ormouth of the body, and a fiexible tube connecting said nozzle and body,through which tube the air passes when it is inhaled, substantially asdescribed.

CLIFFORD O. ELLIS. Witnesses:

(J. A. SHAW, L. J. WHITE.

